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Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in July 2018

Japanese overseas travelers up 7.7% to 2 millions in August 2018, totaling 12.4 million this year

International visitors to Japan reached 2.58 million in August 2018, totaling already 21 million

Overcrowding tourism or over-tourism issue was discussed as a new challenging theme at Tourism EXPO Japan 2018

The ministry’s survey finds 61% of DMOs in Japan do not make efforts to grasp resident satisfaction

Ctrip announces restaurant rating in Tokyo, expecting to accelerate its restaurant booking service

Demonstration of a one-stop travel service app for international visitors is performed in Kyushu

Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong in June 2018

NAVITIME Japan President talks about the past 20 years for its travel business development

Travel Voice LIVE will be held in October 2018 with a theme of digital marketing, together with Cheetah Digital

Tokyo Disneyland increased visitors in FY2017 for the first time in the past three years

The occupancy rate was higher in hotels in June 2018 than before the new ‘minpaku’ law was enforced

SoftBank and Yahoo mobile payment service ‘PayPay’ in Japan ties up with Alipay

Tourism EXPO Japan 2018, the largest tourism event in Japan, will open soon, exhibiting new travel services including 'Honda x AI'

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in June 2018

Ctrip enters the in-destination market on Trip.com, offering 10,000 listings in Japan next year

Consumption index of expenditure on food/drink by international visitors in Japan is record-high in the first half of 2018

Japan Tourism Agency launches a new registration system for private accommodation ‘Minpaku’

Japan Tourism Agency requests a budget of 78.5 billion yen for FY2019, 2.45 times more than FY2018 budget

JTB demonstrates VR customer services in 12 retail shops in Kyushu

Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to Australia, Canada and New Zealand in April 2018

Japanese domestic travelers down, but expenditures a traveler up in Q2 of 2018

Taiwanese travel booking app ‘FunNow’ plans to extend its business to Tokyo, financially supported by Alibaba

Japanese activity booking platform ‘Tabinaka’ acquires a local activity company in Bali, Indonesia

A major reason for Chinese travelers to do shopping in Japan is ‘there is no fake thing’

Japanese overseas travelers up 5.2% to 1.56 millions in July 2018

International visitors to Japan reached 2.83 million with record-high Chinese visitors in July 2018

Use of Wi-Fi in a hotel is the most satisfactory in Japanese business trips, but less than half in Shinkansen

Voyagin, the activity booking site of Rakuten Group, launches a ticket selling service for Japanese overseas travelers

Domestic overnight trip rate in Japan improved, and travel expenses increased in FY2017 - Jalan.net survey

Expedia survey finds that Japanese travelers like major chain hotels

Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in May 2018

‘Amazon Effect’ helps reduction of travel product prices in Japan?

Airbnb local experience bookings in Japan are the second most in the world

Profitable theme parks and amusement parks in Japan reduced in 2017

Narita achieved its first over 20 million passengers in the first half of FY2018

JAL forms a preparatory company TBL for its new LCC services based on Narita

Tourism EXPO Japan in September 2018 agendas on business days, including Digital Marketing symposium, are announced

TripAdvisor is trying to increase local experience suppliers in Japan, appealing several merits

Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in April 2018

Google says searches about travel in Japan were up 25% a year in the past three years

JTB releases JTB Report 2018 for the Japanese outbound travel market

Japan Tourism Agency supports eight cities to attract international conventions

The most-used payment means in Japan is cash with a share of 90%, followed by credit card

Japanese overseas travelers up 6.4% to 1.42 millions in June 2018

International visitors to Japan reached 15.9 million for the first half of 2018

Fukuoka City and Expedia launch a tourism partnership

OTA becomes a major booking site for overseas travel in Japan, reaching the ratio of 22%

Japan’s outbound travel market is now boosted by young travelers rather than senior travelers

Internet users on smart phone outnumber those on PC for the first time in Japan